The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1887-11-03
Loyal and Patriotic Utterances
from A. NJ. Summers.
A NOBLE EXAMPLE FOR OTHER DEM
OCRATS.

OCRATS.
Editor Brookhaven Leader:
l am pleased to see your advice to
the Democrats of Lincoln county in
your issue of Oct. 9th, asking them
to redeem this county by supporting
Col. Whitney, of jefferson county, for
Floater Representative. | heartily
join you in the request, especially to
my supporters. | can say with an
honest heart / had rather seen Col.
Whitney nominated than any one
| could have mentioned. | can say to
you, my friends, while you may feel
sore because | was imposed upon by
few revengeful jefferson county
tricksters, we have lost nothing. We
have better man. Col. Whitney is
far my superior. In fact, he has no
superior in this county or Jefferson.
Now, gentlemen, knowing as do that
the Democrats of this county are my
friends, would say, we depend on
the Democratic party to support the
nominees. Let's give every one of
the nominees a rousing majority.
came from the floatorial conven
ton intending to canvass tho county
in the interest of Col. Whitney. as
know him and am familiar with the
circumstances under which he receiv
ed the nomination, and have been
waiting for an independent to show
his head, but think now he is not
coming to the front. What is the mat
ter, Lincoln Independents 7 You have
heretofore found man in Jefferson
county to run against the nominee.
Is it possible that we have fastened
down all such men as Dick Truly with
good man and placed you in con
dition that you can't get out an indie
pendent candidate 2
TO Lincoln Democrats would say,
be not discouraged. l have heard it
said, give trick-wOrkers rope enough
and they will hang themselves. Let
jeff Truly and the rest of the trick
sters who aided and sympathized with
him hang while we get good man.
| am satisfied there is no better man
for Floater than j. j. Whitney.
Now, gentlemen of Lincoln and
jefferson who honored me with your
support, desire that you may know
that feel gateful to you. To Lin
coins sons | feel especially grateful,
for, knowing me as they did-that l
was brought up between the plow-
haudles-the many earnest sOlicita
tons from all parts of the county,
and from the best men of the county
sitiOn, position | had never sought
and l could not refuse. consent
ed to become candidate, as you
know, for the first time in my life,
and will ever feel grateful for the
support | received at your hands
when coming before the County Dem
Ocratic Convention as | did with three
fifths of the vote on first ballot.
Thanks to you, Lincoln friends, for
this manifestation of your confidence.
To Jefferson | feel also thankful. l
know | have as staunch friends in
that county as have in this. l thank
them for the welcome reception and
generous hospitality received at their
hands while in their county.
In conclusion | will say / am thank
full to all. Now let's come together at
the polls and elect our nominees, one
and all. | learned in battle if the en-
envy threw ii hot shot into our ranks
and scattered the boys, it was best
not to become demOralized, but rally
closer to the colOrs. / am standing
OH that plank yet, and would ask
every Democrat and friend of mine to
do the same.
Your Obedient servant,
A. NJ. SUMMERS.
October 81, 1887.